State v. Clayton

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, Jr., Judge.

A jury convicted Cecil Clayton of first-degree murder for killing Deputy Sheriff Christopher Castetter. The jury recommended, and the trial court imposed, a death sentence. Clayton now appeals his conviction and the sentence of death. Because Clayton was sentenced to death, we have exclusive jurisdiction over his appeal. MO. CONST, art. V, section 3. We affirm the judgment.

I. FACTS

Cecil Clayton and Martha Ball had been involved in a romantic relationship and had, at times, lived together. By November 1996, their relationship was coming to an end. On November 27,…